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Dear La Academia Dolores Huerta Parents, The Public Education Commission (PEC) met on Tuesday December 11 in Santa Fe and considered La Academia Dolores Huerta’s (LADH) charter renewal application. Unfortunately, the PEC members voted 5-2 for nonrenewal of LADH. The school received official documentation of that decision on December 20, 2018. Ms. Miranda and the Governing Council have sought legal advice from our school attorney regarding appealing the decision to the New Mexico Secretary of Education. We have thirty calendar days to formulate and file the appeal. LADH Governing Council and administration ask you to please monitor the school website, Facebook page, email, and Remind 101 messages as an emergency meeting will be scheduled as soon as our school attorney provides us with her recommendation. LADH needs the support of all parents and students at this time! Please attend the emergency meeting to receive more information. Please allow the administration to use their time and focus to gather all necessary and required information for legal counsel. Any and all questions will be answered to the best of our ability. Thank you, La Academia Dolores Huerta Governing Council -------------------------------------------------------- Estimados Padres de Familia, La comisión de educación pública se reunió el 11 de diciembre para considerer la solicitud de renovar la aplicación de La Academia Dolores Huerta. Desafortunadamente la comisión decidió en un voto de 5-2 de no renovarla. La documentación oficial fue recibida el 20 de diciembre. La Sra. Miranda y el consejo gobernante han solicitado consejo legal del abojado para apelar la decision a la Secretaria de Educación de Nuevo México. Tenemos treinta días para formular y presentar la apelación. El consejo gobernante y la administración piden que por favor revisen la página web de la escuela, Facebook, correo electrónico, y mensajes de Remind ya que una junta de emergencia sera programada en cuanto el abogado nos provea su recomendación. La Academia Dolores Huerta necesita el apoyo de todos los padres y estudiantes. Le pedimos asistir a la junta de emergencia para obtener mas información. Pedimos que permitan a la administracion el tiempo necesario para obtener toda la información que requiere el abogado. Contestaremos sus preguntas de acuerdo a nuestra abilidad. Gracias, El consejo gobernante de La Academia Dolores Huerta

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La Academia Dolores Huerta Middle School: A Dual Language Charter Middle School with a tradition of excellence in academics, visual and performing arts has the following position vacancies: Science Teacher

• Valid New Mexico teacher license
• Bilingual/TESOL endorsement preferred

Conjunto Teachers

• Valid New Mexico teacher license
• Bilingual Preferred

Ballet Folklorico Teacher

• Valid New Mexico teacher license
• Bilingual Preferred

Please send a letter of interest and resume to: La Academia Dolores Huerta Attn: Melissa Miranda 400 Bell Ave Las Cruces, NM 88005 La Academia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, National Origin, Age, Sex, Marital Status, or handicap in compliance with federal and state laws.

REMINDER: New Student Orientation is today at our new building located at 400 W. Bell Ave. from 6 to 7 pm. Get familiarized with the building and talk to our teachers! Hope to see you here! RECORDATORIO: Orientación para estudiantes nuevos es hoy en nuestro nuevo edificio en 400 W. Bell Ave. de 6 a 7 pm. ¡Familiarícese con el edificio y platique con nuestros maestros! ¡Aquí los vemos!

Our phones are now working at our new location. The number is the same as before: 575-526-2984. Thank you.

Click below for PDFs containing more information:

• New Student Orientation Parent Letter - July 31, 6pm - 7pm
• Return Student Orientation Parent Letter - July 30, 5:30pm - 7pm

Click below to view PDFs for more information:

• Facility FAQ English
• Facility FAQ Part 2 - English
• Facility FAQ Spanish
• Facility FAQ Part 2 - Spanish
• Bell Schedule
• Calendar

Dear Parents/Guardians of LADH, As some of you may know, LADH has been trying to acquire a new facility for several years in order to comply with state statue. In April, LADH was presented with a wonderful opportunity of leasing a current facility from Las Cruces Public Schools. In order to lease the facility, LADH has been working with the state, LCPS, and LADH governing council to obtain the necessary documents/permission to ensure LADH acquired the new building. On July 1, 2018, LADH moved into the new facility located at 400 W. Bell Ave. Therefore, LADH will continue to operate at its new location beginning with the 2018-19 school year. A tour of the facility for our families will be scheduled in the future; however, a date has not been scheduled at this time. We will be notifying you as soon as a date has been schedule. Please accept my apologies for the delay in notifying our LADH families of the sudden move. Due to the move, our phone lines are currently out of order; however, please feel free to email us: Dalia at dgallegos@ladh.org; Mirna at mrodriguez@ladh.org, and/or myself at mmiranda@ladh.org. We will continue to keep you updated on the facility tour and the telephone situations. This is an exciting time for LADH and I cannot wait for you to see the facility and get to know the surrounding community. Thank you for your patience, Melissa A. Miranda Head Administrator ------------------------------------------------------ Estimados padres/guardianes de LADH, Como algunos de ustedes saben, LADH ha estado tratando de adquirir un local nuevo por varios años para poder cumplir con los estatutos requeridos por el estado. En abril, LADH fue presentada con una oportunidad maravillosa de arrendar un local de las escuelas públicas de Las Cruces (LCPS). A fin de arrendar este local, LADH ha estado trabajando con el estado, LCPS, y la mesa directiva de LADH para obtener los documentos y permisos necesarios para asegurar que LADH obtuviera el edificio nuevo. El 1 de julio del 2018, LADH se mudo al local nuevo localizado en 400 W. Bell Ave. Por los tanto, LADH continuará operando en su nuevo local comenzando con el año escolar 2018-19. Una gira del local para nuestras familias será programada en el futuro; sin embargo, una fecha no ha sido programada en este momento. Les notificaremos en cuanto se haya programado una fecha. Por favor acepten mis disculpas por la demora en notificar a nuestras familias de LADH del cambio repentino. Debido a nuestro cambio, por el momento nuestras líneas telefónicas no están en servicio; sin embargo siéntanse libres de mandarnos mensajes por correo electrónico: Dalia a dgallegos@ladh.org; Mirna a mrodriguez@ladh.org y/o a mí a mmiranda@ladh.org. Continuaremos informándoles sobre la gira del local y de nuestra situación telefónica. Este es un momento emocionante para LADH y me emociona que pronto vean el local y puedan conocer la comunidad que nos rodea. Gracias por su paciencia, Melissa A. Miranda Administradora

The Governing Council meeting scheduled for July 12 has been cancelled. Thank You.

Estimados Padres/Tutores: Como algunos de ustedes ya saben, La Academia Dolores Huerta está programada para renovar su licencia como Escuela Charter (Por Decreto) para el año escolar 2019-2020. Como parte del proceso de la renovación de la licencia, necesitamos recabar al menos un 75% de las firmas de los padres de familia. Con su firma en esta petición estaría dando a La Academia su apoyo en este proceso de renovación de su licencia como Escuela Charter (Por Decreto). Por lo tanto, le agradeceríamos mucho pasara a nuestra escuela para firmar nuestra petición con la finalidad de completar las firmas requeridas y poder continuar proporcionando la educación que sus hijos merecen. Agradeciendo la atención prestada a la presente, me pongo a sus muy atentas ordenes: Melissa A. Miranda Directora

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Dear Parents/Guardians, As some of you may be aware, LADH is scheduled to renew as a charter school for the 2019-2020 school year. As part of the renewal process we need to acquire 75% of signatures from LADH’s households. By signing the petition you are stating that you are in support of LADH renewing as a charter school. Therefore to support LADH in renewing as a charter school, please come by LADH and sign the petition to ensure LADH acquire the necessary signatures needed to continue providing the education your child/ren deserve. Thank you, Melissa A. Miranda

¡Felicidades a nuestros estudiantes del 8vo grado que fueron aceptados a Arrowhead Park Early College High School! Congratulations to our 8th grade students who were accepted to Arrowhead Park Early College High School! Francisco Rodriguez, Brenda Alvarado, Crystal Contreras-Nava, Gregorio Ortega, Valerie Guzman, Elena Hernandez-Martinez, Oscar Trejo, Oscar Porras-Perez, Zarah Cabañas, Yuliana Alferez, Alondra Gonzalez, Ana Barajas, Soila Estrada, Freddy Barncastle, Paulina Herrera

¡Felicidades a los 3 ganadores de nuestro concurso de deletreo en español! Eric Piña 1er lugar (medio); Yuliana Alferez 2do lugar (derecha); Dulce Castillo 3er lugar (izquierda). Congratulations to our 3 Spanish Spelling Bee winners! Eric Piña 1st place (middle); Yuliana Alferez 2nd place (right); Dulce Castillo 3rd place (left)

These art students are the entrants in the 2017 - 2018 Scholastic Art Awards national contest. Back row, left to right: Paulina Herrera 8th, Erixel Ceballos 8th, Steve Taylor 8th, Naiomi Cruz 8th, Zarah Cabañas 8th, Johana Zamora 7th, Alondra Gonzalez 8th; Front row, left to right: Alessandro Manini 7th, Nicolas Lopez 8th, Freddy Barncastle 8th, Joselyn Olivas 8th, Deralyn Soto 7th, and Miguel Montelongo 8th (not pictured) Five students won awards at the New Mexico state level, and some of their works may go on to be judged at the national stage. Artworks by the students listed below will be displayed in Albuquerque from February 2 - March 17 at Warehouse 508, located at 508 1st Street NW. They will be honored at an awards ceremony at 6pm on Saturday March 17 at Warehouse 508. Please congratulate all these fine artists when you see them! Award Winners Gold Key: Freddy Barncastle, Naiomi Cruz and Miguel Montelongo Silver Key: Deralyn Soto Honorable Mention: Zarah Cabañas

Buenos dias padres de LADH, Recuerden que ya están a la venta los boletos del Programa de Invierno de Ballet Folklorico para el sábado, 9 de diciembre. Los boletos cuestan $7 y pueden pasar a comprarlos aquí a la oficina entre 8 a.m. y 3:30 p.m. Estarán de venta hasta el viernes, 8 de diciembre, o hasta que se agoten. Todos incluyendo los bebés deben tener un boleto. Gracias Good morning LADH Parents, Remember that tickets for our Winter Program for Ballet Folklorico on Saturday, December 9th are already on sale. Tickets cost $7 and you are welcome to come purchase them in the office from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They will be on sale until Friday, December 8th, or until they are sold out. Everyone including babies must have a ticket. Thank you.

Tonight's Governing Council meeting has been cancelled. Thanks.